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which locates accurately for the first time all of the principalfrontier settlements of northwestern New Spain. The typograph-ical excellence of the work is worthy of mention, and the modernscholarly aids in the way of bibliography and index are unusuallycomplete. The work may well be considered a masterpiece in thehistorical literature relating to the Spanish regime in the Americas.W. E. DUNN.NEWS IT EMSJohn N. Simpson, prominent business man of Dallas, died inthat city June 26, 1920.Mr. H. W. McGee of Marshall presented to the Association acopy of a National Register extra, published at Washington, April16, 1845, and containing the proclamation of President AnsonJones, convening the congress of the Republic in extra session.Rev. Johannes Mgebroff, author of Geschichte der erstendeu.tschen evangelisch-Lutherischen Synode in Texas, died at hishome near Brenham, May 22, 1920.Edgar Rye, author of The Quirt and the Spur: Vanishing Shad-ows of the Texas Frontier, died at Los Angeles, California, June7, 1920.John W. Sansom, author of a pamphlet entitled Baltle ofNueces River, died at his home in San Antonio, June 19, 1920.Who Was "Democrat" -During an investigation by the StatePrinting Board, at Austin, September 5, 1882, of certain chargesfiled against the State Printer, the following facts were broughtout concerning a pamphlet addressed "To the people of Texas"and signed "Democrat." It was written by Adjutant-GeneralW. H. King, and printed by the State Printer during August,1882. The pamphlet embraces twelve octavo pages, and presentsan interesting, though partisan, resume of the political history ofTexas from 1870 to 1882.E. W. WINKLER.Authorship of a Pamphlet by Ourlius.--The library of the Uni-versity of Texas recently acquired a pamphlet entitled: "Texas.